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Shah Rukh Khan won millions of hearts with his stint as coach of the Indian women’s hockey team in the 2007 film Chak De! India. Apart from SRK, the film also featured a team of 11 players, including actor Vidya Malvade, leading the Indian hockey team as captain Vidya Sharma. She became a household name after her powerful performance in the sports-drama. Vidya then gave stellar performances in web series like ‘Abhay 3‘ and ‘Mismatched.’ Speaking exclusively to India.com, Malvade remembered working with Shah Rukh Khan and couldn’t stop raving about his personality and the charm he got on the sets. While speaking to us, the actor also made a shocking revelation about the first reviews of the movie and how Yash Raj was taken aback by them.
16 years later, Vidya Malavade revealed how people questioned SRK about choosing this particular film when the initial reviews poured in. She told us, “I just saw the first-day first show and there were barely 20-30 people in the theatre because when the promos had released, everybody was like yeh kya hai, what is Yash Raj doing, Shah Rukh Khan is doing this film with these girls, who are all ‘kaali kaali ladkiyan,’ they look like mines and all. I remember that sentence so well (sic).”
Vidya goes on, “Even Yash Raj was taken aback a little, saying that they’ll change their strategy. They wanted to introduce the girls before the film release but then they decided that the promotions were all gonna be all about SRK (sic).” However, the entire team took a deep sigh after the raving reviews. Vidya Malavade said that she couldn’t see a single show after the screening because everything was so houseful. Chak De! India became one of Bollywood’s most recognizable sports movies. The sports drama received several honours, including the National Award for Best Popular Film.
Vidya Malavade also spoke about her Netflix series ‘Mismatched‘ season 3 and how their dates have been locked. She will also be seen in Sachin Gupta’s short film ‘Mahamrityunjay.’ The film is a heartwarming tale that showcases the enduring strength of familial ties and the capacity of the human heart to overcome even the most challenging obstacles.
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